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Historic Woodhaven bar honored PAGE 6 The 192-year-old Neir’s Tavern was honored with a street co-naming at the corner of 78th Street and 88th Avenue. Councilman Bob Holden sponsored the event and Neir’s owner Loycent Gordon unveiled the street sign with his son, Evan, his wife, Aisha, and his mom, Doris Bredwood.

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Hochul: Study LGA AirTrain alternatives

Opponents ask guv to end it altogether; Port Authority, Aubry still support plan

by Michael Gannon Editor

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ust prior to a well-publicized outdoor press conference on Monday featuring opponents of the LaGuardia AirTrain, Gov. Hochul announced that she directed the Port Authority to examine alternatives that get more people to and from the airport while also getting them out of their cars and onto mass transit.

But many of the participants were just as interested in what Hochul’s statement did not say as what it did.

“New Yorkers deserve world-class transportation to world-class airports,” the governor said, according to her statement. “I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport.

“We must ensure that our transportation projects are bold, visionary, and serve the needs of New Yorkers. I remain committed to working expeditiously to rebuild our infrastructure for the 21st century and to create jobs — not just at LaGuardia, but at all of our airports and transit hubs across New York.”

The $2.1 billion loop would link LaGuardia with a new station built adjacent to the MetsWillets Point stop for the No. 7 train. The PA has said it is necessary to speed up travel

State Sen. Jessica Ramos on Monday led a chorus calling on Gov. Hochul to stop the LaGuardia PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON AirTrain rather than just study alternatives. between LaGuardia and Manhattan.

Critics believe options like dedicated bus service or extending the elevated N/W subway line from Astoria were deliberately ignored.

Newsday has reported that the Federal Aviation Administration, which approved the plan’s environmental review in July, could take another look.

Monday’s press conference on the Malcolm X Promenade was set up last week by state

Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights).

Speakers outside the World’s Fair Marina Restaurant included elected officials, residents and environmental activists.

Ramos and others said simply examining other options is not enough. She called on Hochul to stop the project altogether.

“This community has suffered a lot,” Ramos said of East Elmhurst. “[ZIP code] 11369 was the epicenter of Covid; 11369 was the epicenter

of flooding in Ida ... There are better ways to spend $2 billion in this community.”

Ramos and others said the community would have to bear the brunt of the construction; and fear that it would only bring more cars and traffic from people parking in the area to catch the ride to LaGuardia.

“We get substandard health, substandard transportation and substandard access to our waterfront,” she said.

Deputy state Sen. Majority Leader Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria), state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Mayor de Blasio are the most recent backers of the cause. Comrie is an important ally, serving as chairman of the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.

Gianaris pointed out that the $2.1 billion cost is roughly quadrupled from the initial estimate of $450 million. Speaking with the Chronicle before the press conference, Gianaris acknowledged that Hochul’s directive on alternatives could be interpreted different ways.

“What’s also important is what was not said — ‘Go ahead full speed,’” he said.

Gianaris was a frequent sparring partner of Gov. Cuomo, whom several speakers have long accused of ramming the AirTrain proposal through. continued on page 24

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D32 candidates on environment issues Climate, transportation, park space highlighted in Singh-Ariola forum

by Deirdre Bardolf

our quality of life and our natural regarding natural disasters and receive input from the community. environment,” she said.

“Other challenges facing the dis- She would also support the creation The City Council candidates for District 32 discussed their perspec- trict include public transportation, of an office of resiliency in the City tives on climate change and environ- solid waste management, parks Council.

She pointed to green space, elecmental issues during a forum on funding, environmental justice,” tric buses and protected bike Tuesday night, ahead of the Novem- said Mintzer. lanes as ways to address Questions covered those ber election. transportation issues and Felicia Singh, the Democratic issues as well as hybrid congestion. candidate, and Joann Ariola, the and electric vehicles, the Ariola, also a lifelong Republican candidate, participated role of schools in cliresident and president of in a virtual forum over Zoom hosted mate education, frackthe Howard Beach Linby the New York League of Conser- ing and the QueensWay denwood Civic Associavation Voters Education Fund, proposal to turn an abantion, touched on transporanswering questions submitted by doned railway into a lin2021 tation alternatives as well the public and predeter mined ear park. and drew upon her experience, “From those folks who are questions.

“The 32nd City Council District the most vulnerable on the Rocka- including during Hurricane Sandy. is a coastal district and home to way Peninsula and Howard Beach She has worked on several resiliency spectacular beaches and the Jamaica and Hamilton Beach to folks who committees since then and promotes live in Wood- funding infrastructure solutions, Bay Wi ld l ife haven, the con- including sewage and catch basin Ref uge. It is versation on the maintenance, which backed up duralso a climate frontline comoastal resiliency is climate crisis is ing Hurricane Ida. “While my opponent talks about one that impacts mu n it y a s it a key concern ...” all of us no mat- climate change in very generic ways, relates to sea ter where you I have actually done work,” she said. level rise and — Karen Mintzer, New York She spoke of expanding the ferry l ive ,” s a id t he p owe r f u l League of Conservation Voters Singh, a teacher service if elected, in order to lessen storms caused and lifelong res- cars and emissions. by a changing “I will always work towards reaclimate,” said Karen Mintzer, ident of Ozone Park. She has run a NYLCV NYC Chapter board mem- campaign prioritizing environmental sonable development,” said Ariola.

If elected, she said she hopes to be ber, who moderated the discussion. issues.

Singh emphasized the need for put on the City Council’s Committee “Coastal resiliency is a key concern as it impacts economic development, city agencies to com municate on Parks and Recreation.

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Felicia Singh, left, and Joann Ariola, right.

Mintzer asked both candidates about inequitable access to green space and climate injustice.

Ariola said that she believes there continues to be a lack of environmental justice in different portions of the district. “Some communities are a little more challenging than others,” she said. “I absolutely believe that people who live in any area should be able to live there without being flooded out.”

When asked about the MTA’s congestion pricing program, Ariola said she agreed with it “in concept” but feels that it would make traveling to the city unaffordable for her constituents and an additional bur-

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den for her district.

Singh supports the program but spoke of the burden for taxi drivers.

“I’d like to see a space where we have congestion pricing but maybe taxi drivers are omitted,” she said.

Asked about fracking, Ariola cited the Jamaica Bay Wilson pipeline and said any project would “have to have community support.”

In a lightning round of questions, both candidates answered that they both compost, bring reusable bags to the grocery store and use a reusable water bottle.

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Jamaica Bay cleanup to continue: Ulrich

Councilman funds another wave of boat removals, citing environment

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A 30-foot boat sinking a couple of years ago into Hawtree Creek, FILE PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY which leads into Jamaica Bay.

Another round of funding will target abandoned boats that remain in Jamaica Bay, following a similar initiative last year but this time with more money behind it.

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) announced on Tuesday that his office has secured $65,000 to continue removing the boats, $10,000 more than last year.

“Though we made progress last year, many derelict boats remain in Jamaica Bay. They’re not only unsightly and dangerous, but they pose a serious environmental hazard to the local ecosystem,” Ulrich said in a statement.

“I’m proud that my final budget as a Councilman includes this important funding to target the most problematic areas in this local treasure,” said Ulrich.

He will be term-limited out of office at the end of the year.

“I’d like to thank the Parks Department — as well as Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers — for their commitment to restoring our environment,” he said.

It is estimated that there are still more than 100 neglected vessels floating in New York City’s waterways and many of them are cast about Jamaica Bay. Some boats are abandoned by owners who can no longer afford to maintain them or pay the docking fees.

Aside from being eyesores, they can cause environmental harm.

Betty Braton, chairperson of Community Board 10, noted that removal of the vessels is difficult but necessary because they hinder safe navigation for other boats, especially in narrow parts of the canal.

“Community Board 10 appreciates the efforts of Councilman Ulrich to

secure additional funding to remove derelict vessels creating hazards in our waterways,” said Braton.

Dan Mundy, president of Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers, called this “great news” as there is currently no federal, state or city agency addressing the problem. He hopes to eventually see a long-term, citywide effort, he said in a statement.

“Councilman Ulrich has once again funded a targeted removal effort that will allow for these vessels to be hauled away, eliminating their impact to the bay — which can include oil/fuel spillage, destruction to the wetlands, and an aesthetic impact to the beautiful shorelines of this National Park,” said Mundy.

Funds for the project were allocated to the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation through the “NYC Q Cleanup Initiative.”

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Now, in Howard Beach, NY, one doctor is helping local residents with knee pain live more active, pain-free lives.

Living with knee pain can feel like a crippling experience.

Let’s face it, your knees aren’t as young as you used to be, and playing with the kids or grandkids isn’t any easier either. Maybe your knee pain keeps you from walking short distances or playing golf like you used to.

Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally, but physically feeling held back from life because your knees hurt and the pain just won’t go away!

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New research in a treatment called Class IV Laser Therapy is having a profound effect on patients suffering with knee pain. Unlike the cutting type of laser seen in movies and used in medical procedures, the Class IV therapeutic laser penetrates the surface of the skin with no heating effect or damage.

Laser Therapy has been tested for 40 years, had over 2000 papers published on it, and has been shown to aid in damaged tissue regeneration, decrease inflammation, relieve pain and boost the immune system. This means that there is a good chance cold laser therapy could be your knee pain solution, allowing you to live a more active lifestyle.

Professional athletes like The New York Yankees and team members of the New England Patriots rely upon cold laser therapy to treat their sports-related injuries. These guys use the cold laser for one reason only…

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Street co-naming honors historic bar

Corner of 78th Street and 88th Avenue commemorates Neir’s Tavern

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

The 192-year-old Neir’s Tavern will now be permanently commemorated with last weekend’s co-naming of the intersection opposite the bar. Community members, local officials and members of the private NEIRS200 group gathered on Saturday for the unveiling of Neir’s Tavern Way, at the corner of 78th Street and 88th Avenue in Woodhaven.

“It’s nice to know that it wasn’t all for nothing. This shows that we did something here,” said owner Loycent Gordon, who pulled the rope to unveil the street sign with help from his wife, mother and son.

The event was delayed for the past 10 months because of the pandemic, said Gordon, but his investment in the beloved watering hole extends back over a decade, with what he was initially told would be a “bad business decision.”

“These past 12 years, my heart and my passion has been trying to contribute something of significance to a city and a country that has given me so much as an immigrant from a little island called Jamaica,” said Gordon.

Gordon, an active FDNY firefighter, has owned the historic bar since 2009 and is credited for bringing the name “Neir’s”

back, honoring the family that bought it in 1 8 9 8 , explained Ed We ndel l, president of t h e Wo o d haven Historical Society.

Neir’s is one of the oldest and most historic continuously operating taverns in the country, retaining much of its original character including a tap system that still uses ice to serve cold beers. The films “GoodFellas” and “Tower Heist” were filmed at Neir’s and it is argued that Mae West performed there early in her career.

Wendell described the bar as a mainstay since before the Civil War, through the time of the bygone Union Course Racetrack, which held its first race 200 years ago this month, surviving the cyclone of 1895 and the stock market crash of 1929.

“Neir’s hasn’t only witnessed history and lived through history, it’s lived long enough to become history,” said Wendell.

Neir’s narrowly survived the Covid-19 pandemic and was also rescued when a “handshake deal” was brokered among city officials including Mayor de Blasio and

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Loycent Gordon with his son, Evan, and Kenichi Wilson, left. Kenny and Christine Goddard, right, who are regular patrons at Neir’s.

NYPD crime prevention event The 106th Precinct’s crime prevention officers are holding an event at St. Helen Church in Howard Beach on Sunday to help protect personal property and provide domestic violence outreach. It will take place in the church parking lot at 157-10 83 St. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Crime Prevention Division provides services to assist in safeguarding property and personal protection.

They will be registering electronic devices to the NYPD Operation ID database. That makes items traceable so that, if stolen, they can be identified and

returned to the owner if found. They can also locate items through software that is built into the device. If electronics are recovered and are not registered, police often cannot identify the owner.

The event will also include VIN etching, in which a vehicle’s identification number is etched into the window glass, which is a strong deterrent to thieves and helps trace stolen parts. Insurance discounts may be available for those who participate in VIN etching.

Domestic violence officers will also be Q providing pamphlets and services.

Loycent Gordon, owner of Neir’s Tavern in Woodhaven, unveiled the new street sign honoring the PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF 192-year-old bar. He is pictued with his son, Evan, and wife, Aisha.

Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village). They prevented a twofold increase in rent, keeping the bar afloat.

“Since 1829 this has been the center of Woodhaven and way before we were all around, this was a meeting place revered by Woodhaven,” said Holden.

Assembly woman Jen ifer Rajk u mar (D-Woodhaven) described how people often bring up Neir’s when she mentions that Woodhaven is her district.

“Neir’s is one of the historical landmarks that really puts us on the map,” said Rajkumar. “This really is a cornerstone of our community.”

Tod ay, Nei r’s of fer i ngs go beyond burgers and beers, with a volunteer group called N EI RS20 0, wh ich cont r ibutes ideas for the full recovery of the tavern, work ing to ensu re it makes it to 200 years old. There is also a membershipbased ambassadors group that provides f i na ncial suppor t a nd helps promote community events and causes. Elected

off icials lauded Neir’s for giving back during the pandemic.

Christine Goddard grew up near 91st Avenue in Woodhaven in the 1970s and her aunt lived next door to Neir’s. Her father, a former fire chief, would go to the bar in the afternoon. She lives in Breezy Point now but she and her husband, Kenny, visit the pub often. “It’s a real special place for us. When I want to feel close to my parents, I don’t go to the cemetery, I come here,” she said. “I can still see them sitting at the bar.” Back in the 1970s, her mother sent a set of encyclopedias to the bar to help settle arguments about facts among patrons. They are still there today.

As for what is next for Neir’s, Gordon hopes the ambassadors club can help figure out a way for Neir’s to own the building and not be subject to rent increases.

In the meantime, Neir’s Taven Way may be neighbored by a street co-named for the Union Course Racetrack, which CouncilQ man Holden said is “in the works now.”

Free mammogram appts.

Assembly woma n St acey Phef fer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) will host a free mammogram screening from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Peninsula Library, located at 92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd. in Rockaway Beach.

“Getting screened for breast cancer is so important, and can truly save lives,” Pheffer Amato said in an announcement.

“Early detection of this disease can lead to much better outcomes, which is why I’m happy to partner with the American Italian Cancer Foundation to ensure that more women can get screened.”

Approximately one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.

Registration is required by Oct. 20 and walk-ins will not be permitted. Anyone hoping to get screened must be 40 to 50 with health insurance or 50 to 79 without health insurance and living in New York City. Applicants also cannot have gotten a mammogram within the last 12 months.

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t’s one of our favorite institutions, with such a noble mission, generally solid history and world-renowned reach and quality, but this week the Queens Library let us down.

It did so by jumping aboard the equity express with the city’s other two library systems and barreling straight past personalresponsibility station into free-lunch, do-what-you-want, thecollective-has-you-covered terminal.

Presto! With a virtual tap of the delete key, the library has done away with all outstanding fines for overdue material.

And there won’t be any more fines in the future. Keep that book or movie as long as you want. There’ll be no price to pay. Want to make a reservation for some really popular book before it even comes out? Go ahead, and then keep it as long as you wish. Don’t worry about the other bookworms who reserved it, maybe seniors living alone. You don’t have to be considerate of them. You got yours; who cares?

The library seems unconcerned about the message this sends young people, not to mention everyone else, which is somewhat surprising since President and CEO Dennis Walcott served as schools chancellor in the Bloomberg administration, when the city insisted on high standards and came down brutally on schools that didn’t make the cut. Now he’s

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encouraging irresponsibility and low expectations? And he doesn’t even have the excuse of working for Mayor de Blasio today; the library is independent, though most of its funding comes from the city. A small amount, less than $950,000 a year, comes from the fines now being nixed. Good thing the taxpayers are loaded and can cover that no problem.

Apparently young people, especially in less-wealthy areas, tend to rack up a lot of fines and get scared of going to the library or even get blocked from its services if they owe enough. We don’t want that happening any more than Walcott does. But there are answers other than dropping all fines.

There are amnesties, which the library periodically has offered. It also could raise the threshold for blocking a card from the very low $15 it had in effect to something much higher. Or maybe do something more radical, like making it so that cardholders’ parents or guardians are responsible for late fees until a kid is 18, or maybe even 21. Heck, young New Yorkers can stay on their parents’ health insurance up to age 30 now. What’s a library fine by comparison?

This is all wishful thinking because there’s no going back.

The fines are gone. Society has found one more way for people to be careless and rude without consequence. It’s a shame.

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Wrecks all over Dear Editor: Can anyone help me understand the new parking rules in Southeast Queens?

It appears that the Mayor’s Office and all the elected officials are in favor of wrecked cars being stored on our streets and sidewalks, utilizing much-needed parking spaces. It is a health and safety hazard to have vehicles with flammable liquids exposed to the elements and animals, as well as depriving the citizens with parking and the city with revenue.

I have written to every entity and politician in the area as well as the NYC Department of Investigation for the last two years, but on any day you can count at least 30 wrecked cars on the street and under the LIRR trestle at Farmers Boulevard and 122nd Avenue.

They’re on: 1. Farmers from 122nd Avenue to Merrick Boulevard; 2. Liberty Avenue from Sutphin Boulevard to Union Hall Street; 3. Atlantic Avenue from Lefferts Boulevard to Rockaway Boulevard; and 4. 110th Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard.

De Blasio has wrecked New York. Is this part of his Vision Zero program? He sees nothing.

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t might be nice to think that knowledge and a sense of responsibility were all that are responsible for 96 percent of city schoolteachers and 99 percent of principals getting at least one shot of the Covid vaccine

by Monday, but the fact is the mandate played a major role. It’s a lot harder to put everyone around you in greater danger, needlessly and pointlessly, when it means losing your income and career.

By comparison, the latest NYPD and FDNY vaccination rates are 68 and 59 percent, respectively, according to the Daily News. Pathetic. De Blasio must impose his mandate on cops and firefighters too.

One little secret, though: Those teachers who don’t get vaccinated still get to keep their health insurance for up to a year, at taxpayer expense. That, and the lack of other mandates, shows the power of the unions.

All city employees without a genuine health-related reason to not be vaccinated should get the shots. Those who don’t want to comply should get no more than a month or two of health benefits and then be sent off on their own. They’ll comply, just like most teachers did.

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To tow or not to tow Dear Editor: Nat Weiner’s response to Steve Pelosa is wrong for several reasons (“Towing is a bit harsh” and “Don’t park here,” Letters, Sept. 30 and 23, respectively).

The parking lot at JFK is for the people using the airport. The AirTrain is not for people to park on our residential streets. You could be a Howard Beach resident who happens to live 25 or 30 blocks from the A train. You drive to the train station but still park five, six or seven blocks away because somebody is going to the Bahamas for two weeks.

Steve at least got some satisfaction from the 106th Precinct. I’ve called several times only to be told it’s not my street, anyone can park there. If the car is eventually towed they could have saved the grief and money by parking at the airport. And talking about street cleaning how can I clean in front of my house, which I am required by law to do, if you’re parked there for a week or two? Lately

I’ve seen travelers park in front of a neighbor and call an Uber to get to JFK because it’s cheaper than five AirTrain tickets.

As Nat Weiner said, “perhaps less drastic actions” could be using the parking lot at the airport.

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Fed funds to fight filth Dear Editor: Hurricane Ida is the most recent example of the disastrous effects of climate change. More lives were lost in Queens, New York — in the victims’ own homes — than in the thick of the storm.

The floodwater to blame was contaminated with sewage and dangerous chemicals. In his encyclical Laudato Si, Pope Francis highlights the serious health detriments contaminated water presents. Catholic social teaching reminds us that the poor and vulnerable should always be at the forefront of our service. Presi-

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dent Biden highlighted this, saying lower-income communities, people of color, the elderly and the most vulnerable need to be helped first.

Decades of insufficient sewage infrastructure and inadequate flood prevention tactics resulted in entire homes, memories and lives being taken away. The insufficient sewage systems expose people to untreated waste and have caused Queens residents to suffer from norovirus and E. coli. In caring for our common home, we need to recognize the effects of climate change, work to reverse its damage, and relieve the pain our neighbors are experiencing.

The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, if passed, would improve the wastewater crisis by authorizing funding for sanitary sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants. It would also allocate at least 25 percent of these funds toward systems serving disadvantaged communities. It is important for our representatives to fight for a bill that would push for the safety of their constituents. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Gregory Meeks and Grace Meng need to be in the room where policy change is made.

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‘Aggressive’ dog insurance Dear Editor: New Yorkers are facing an unprecedented housing crisis, and the cost and lack of availability of insurance only worsens this crisis.

New Yorkers who own dogs can face even more barriers to housing if their dog is con-

sidered an “aggressive” breed by an insurance company.

Currently, insurance companies in NY are able to deny or overcharge for property insurance simply based on the breed of dog a family owns. Not only is this a discriminatory practice, but insurance claims data shows no evidence to support the claim that certain breeds of dogs are a bigger risk compared to nonrestricted breeds.

Additionally, trusted organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Veterinary Medical Association have found that an individual dog’s history and behavior are stronger indications of aggression than genetics and breed type.

Moreover, lists of “aggressive” dog breeds have no basis in reality, and can vary widely across insurance companies, including any breed from shih tzus to great Danes.

Fortunately, this spring, the New York Legislature passed S.4254/A.4075, which prohibits insurance companies from denying or overcharging for coverage based on the family dog’s breed. In order to ensure New Yorkers and their pets are protected, I urge Gov. Hochul to sign this bill into law. Passing this bill is a step toward lowering housing barriers for pet owners and ensuring pets can stay in their loving homes.

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Dear Editor: If you think that fighting crime is the NYPD’s top job, guess again. While shootings and homicides in NYC are nearly double their prepandemic levels, Mayor de Blasio said, “Customer service has to be what the NYPD is about.” To achieve that goal, the NYPD will hire “community guides” at all 77 police precincts to greet visitors at the door. This new program will cost taxpayers $5.7 million a year (New York Post, Oct. 1).

Our mayor is doing this because he’s upset by cops’ “gruff and dismissive” attitude toward the public, he stated at a City Hall news conference. Great news. Even though New Yorkers fear for their safety, de Blasio wants cops to act like Walmart.

Instead of hiring greeters, why not hire more cops to reduce crime? Actually, New York’s Finest serve their “customers” — lawabiding residents and taxpayers — by risking their lives daily to protect us. If they sometimes are “gruff and dismissive,” perhaps it’s because de Blasio and other “progressive” political leaders don’t respect them. Getting pelted and spat at by “peaceful” protesters may also impact cops’ attitudes. I urge our elected representatives, including City Councilman Jim Gennaro, Democrat of our 24th District, to halt this insanity. But if they don’t, I’m sure our likely next mayor, Eric Adams, a former cop, will pull the plug. He values public safety above “customer service.”

Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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Bridging Forest Park from north to south Construction begins on bike and pedestrian path set to open next fall

by Max Parrott Chronicle Contributor

Parts of the west section of Forest Park began to close over the past week as the Parks Department began construction on a pedestrian and bike path connecting Glendale to the side adjacent to Woodhaven.

The nearly $4 million project will create a path that will slice through the section of park just east of the Forest Park Golf Course on the western half of the park from the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Forest Park Drive to the Seuffert Bandshell Parking Lot. The Glendale-facing entrance begins along a segment of Forest Park Drive that now functions as an off-ramp for the Jackie Robinson Parkway. The renovation will replace what is now a dirt path worn in the shoulder of the heavily trafficked street with a sidewalk-width road intended to be shared by cyclists and pedestrians.

The design for the path continues past that point along Forest Park Drive to cut south through the park until it connects back to the wooded area behind the bandshell parking lot.

The southern section will build off of an unused concrete expanse in the park blocked off to car traffic with a two-pronged path consisting of a wide pedestrian route on one side and a twoway bike path on the other.

The entrance to that wide, dual-purpose path

A project designed to improve bicycle and pedestrian travel in Forest Park will include new pathPHOTO BY MAX PARROTT, LEFT; RENDERING COURTESY NYC DOT ways in an area now unused and blocked off. will contain plantings and a seating area and adult fitness equipment further down. The redesign will also provide security lighting along the section of Forest Park Drive.

Residents began to notice the project getting underway when they saw a gate go up around the Forest Park picnic area by the bandshell section of the park. Last Friday afternoon construction crews were on site demarcating the path and clearing debris from the path.

Though the picnic area could be blocked off for a year — the length of time Parks expects the construction to take — the project will also provide new picnic tables, grills and coal bins

in the bandshell-adjacent section when it is finished.

The total price tag for the project is $3.93 million, consisting of $1.89 million of discretionary funds contributed by Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) and his predecessor, Elizabeth Crowley, $1.2 million from the Borough President’s Office and $841,000 from the mayor.

“I’m glad this project is moving forward.

Our parks are very precious throughout the city, especially in this district. That’s why I’ve allocated more than $1.3 million to Forest Park for various projects,” Holden said in a statement.

While street safety advocates celebrated the addition of a bike path to improve connections and accessibility between Forest Park and Glendale, they spoke to the larger concern over how difficult it is to safely access other large portions of the park by bike or foot.

“This project should be a model to create bike-friendly entrances from all surrounding neighborhoods, including Woodhaven and Ozone Park,” said Juan Restrepo from Transportation Alternatives in a statement. “With the nearby Jackie Robinson Parkway and Woodhaven Boulevard, Forest Park remains inaccessible to the people the park should serve. NYC DOT must amplify the new bike path by creating a network of protected bike lanes to the park.”

The Glendale end of the project will connect to a concrete path that runs along Dry Harbor Playground to streets with shared lane indicators for cars and bikes that are scattered throughout the Central Queens neighborhood.

On the southern end of the path, however, the only protected bike paths are within Forest Park due east or west. Beyond the southern edge of the park in Woodhaven is one of the city’s largest gaps in bike infrastructure. There are five contiguous ZIP codes in South Queens, spanning several predominantly Hispanic and South Asian communities, that contain no bike lanes Q or shared indicators whatsoever.

City, union square off over Rikers

Assembly Correction Committee hearing examines jail’s conditions

by Michael Gannon

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City Correction Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi on Oct. 1 vowed to a state oversight committee that the highly publicized troubles on Rikers Island are being addressed.

The commissioner, accompanied by First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan and others, said the city has corrected many of the poor conditions listed by a federal monitor and seen firsthand during an unannounced visit by members of the City Council.

Later during the hearings, Benny Boscio Jr., president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, laid blame for many of the problems on the doorsteps of city and state government.

Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) headed the meeting as chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Correction.

“We’re fixing this place because it needs fixing,” Schiraldi told the committee. “I’m not downplaying anything here ... We’re starting to do better.

“This has been going on for decades. I can’t fix it overnight. No commissioner can.”

Schiraldi said, for example, that intake area cells, which routinely have come to cram many people inside while they are processed and assigned, have reduced wait times to 10 hours or less, when they recently were holding new

admissions a full day or longer. He said things such as cleaning and maintenance have improved and things like the replacement of broken locks — in a jail — are being addressed.

He said a large part of the reason for increased violence and their problems was the slowdown of court proceedings during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He acknowledged absenteeism among guards due to illness, injuries and those absent without leave have forced them to require some triple shifts to remain staffed.

He did say absenteeism is improving; that retroactive bonuses soon will be in place for triple shifts, and that the DOC now is providing food, transportation and rest areas for guards who must work triples.

Schiraldi also said they are temporarily hiring private security for nonprisoner areas such as perimeter security. COBA vows to sue, but Schiraldi said it is the least worst option. “This is only better than unstaffed posts and triples,” he said.

Boscio said the de Blasio administration has completely mismanaged Rikers, blaming things like the elimination of segregation for violent inmates under age 21.

“Without our ability to separate violent inmates from the general population, repeat violent offenders terrorize nonviolent inmates and correction officers with impunity,” Boscio said.

Benny Boscio Jr., left, president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, and city Correction Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi had decidedly different views of problems on Rikers Island at an Oct. 1 hearing of the state Assembly’s Committee on Correction. FACEBOOK SCREENSHOTS He added that the Bronx District Attorney’s Office has refused to prosecute many cases of stabbings and slashings.

He said of 20 reported sexual assaults against female guards in the last five months, only six have resulted in an indictment.

He also said the city has not hired new guards since 2019, and that the academy class begun last week had only 64 of a possible 400

seats filled.

“When you hear the mayor callously and shamelessly blame our union and our essential workforce for the humanitarian crisis he has created, please be mindful of the facts I have just presented ... If your committee is truly interested in improving the conditions in our jails then it’s time, for once, to listen to the Q boots on the ground.”

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The Howard Beach Dads are up to their old tricks and treats again.

The admins of the neighborhood Facebook page will host the second annual Halloween homedecorating contest this year after they began it last year to bring some light during the pandemic.

Michael Giglio, a Hamilton Beach resident who has made a Michael Giglio previews his Halloween decorations for name for himself with his elabo- the Howard Beach Dads. HB DADS SCREENSHOT / FACEBOOK rate Halloween and Christmas decorations, has already put up a “The Dads ask neighbors to send an email with Walking Dead”-themed display, which their display name and theme, address, will be open to visitors every night until contact number, expected completion date, display hours and note on whether Oct. 31.

To enter the competition, residents their display will be child-friendly, PG-13 must register with the Howard Beach or adult advisory.

They encourage all neighbors to get Dads page by emailing howardbeachdads@gmail.com. Prizes involved.

“Remember everyone, it’s something will be awarded to houses in several diffree for the kids to enjoy, make memories ferent categories.

The organizers are looking for spon- that will last forever,” wrote PJ Marcel.

The page will release an official route sorships and donations to give to the list with all registered houses that will be contestants.

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The Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach has always come to bat for American Softball, and the league showed its appreciation for the support at a recent event.

Randy Novick, center, the founder and CEO of American Softball, attended the Kiwanis Club’s Sept. 30 meeting and presented the service organization with a plaque in recognition of its continued support. Accepting the honor were Howard Beach Kiwanis President Saul Belsky, left,

and Vice President Charles Butera.

American Softball is a special-needs program for people of all ages with autism and developmental disabilities. The league plays once a week in a fun, noncompetitive environment. Learn more at americansoft ball.org. The Kiwanis Club has served Howard Beach since 1962 with charitable endeavors, efforts to improve the lives of children and other community initiatives. It can be found at howardbeachkiwanis.org.

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State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., above, held his 12th annual Veterans BBQ on Sept. 25.

The weather cooperated as Addabbo threw a celebration of the veterans and their family and friends. Councilman Eric Ulrich, center, and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, standing at right, also attended.

“This was the 12th year that I have held this event, and after Covid forced us to do a grab-and-go lunch last year, I

really wanted to make this one special,” Addabbo said. “I was so happy to see our veterans come out to the Howard Beach Motor Boat Club and safely celebrate. As I like to say, every day is Veterans Day, and I am proud that the community was able to come together for such a great event and show our veterans how much they are appreciated.”

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Richie Pullara provided the entertainment and Pat Connelly and Mike Iannazzo helped organize the celebration.

Addabbo thanked local businesses that donated to the event including Brother’s Ravioli, Bruno’s Ristorante, C&C Italian Deli, CrossBay Diner, Danny’s Szechuan, DiVino Pizzeria, Gino’s Pizzeria, LaVilla Pizzeria, Lenny’s Clam Bar, McDonald’s, New Park Pizza, Oxford Bakery, Russo’s On The Bay and Sugar Bun Bakery.

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Vax mandate for public school staff Teacher shortages possible with mandatory vaccine requirement

by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

A Covid-19 vaccination mandate went into effect on Monday for New York City public school teachers and staff, leaving some Queens schools to fill the vacancies left by those who refused the shot.

“Unfortunately, we have teachers that are adamant about not getting the vaccine,” said Phil Wong, president of the Community Education Council 24.

According to Mayor de Blasio’s Office, over 43,000 doses of the vaccine were given since the mandate was announced on Aug. 23. The mayor said that 95 percent of the city’s public school staff received at least one shot as of Monday, including 96 percent of teachers and 99 percent of principals.

An estimated 10 principals out of 1,600 are unvaccinated, said a Department of Education spokesperson in an email.

One high school teacher in Queens, who asked to remain anonymous, only got his vaccine because he could not afford to lose his job. “We held out as long as we could until they gave the deadline,” he said. “If they didn’t stick with this mandate, I don’t think any of those teachers would have gotten it, including me.”

Only one teacher at this smaller Queens high school refused the vaccine and was

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Queens Comes Back! Oct. 9 Queens is throwing party on Oct. 9 and everyone’s invited.

Queens Comes Back!, sponsored by the Queens Economic Development Corp. and the Queens Tourism Council, will bring vendors, restaurants, bars and entertainment to the historic backlot at the Kaufman Astor ia St udios f rom noon to 4 p.m.

Admission is free.

More than two dozen restaurants will be on hand selling cuisine from four continents and the Caribbean.

Beverage purveyors also will be there.

Interspersed among them will be members of Made in Queens, a QEDC program that promotes borough manufacturers and crafters, who will sell everything from candles to jewelry.

Representatives of the Queensboro FC professional soccer team will be on hand with uniforms, soccer balls and more. Dance troupes from the Queensboro Dance Festival also will be performing.

People can register online at queensny.org/qcblist. Government guidelines on Covid-19 will be enforced. All attendees must show proof of vaccination by either the Excelsior Pass, NYC Covid SAFE App or a physical card. Q

The city Department of Education says many substitute teachers will get hired permanently after getting more experience now. not in on Monday, he said. She taught AP classes and now the other teachers are providing coverage u ntil substit utes are brought in. The city has promised substitutes, but her position was not filled as of Monday. About 3,700 substitutes were needed citywide on Monday.

“If I’m a parent of a kid who has AP classes, am I going to be satisfied with

someone just coming in to replace their teacher, who they got to know over the last few weeks?” said the Queens high school teacher who did comply with the mandate.

He said on top of their regular five classes and sixth extracurricular period, they will have to take on classes to cover her absence, as well.

“Other teachers have to carry that burden

Late return debt cleared by library

by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

The Queens Public Library is eliminating late fees forever.

The library announced that it, along with the New York and Brooklyn public libraries, has cleared all prior late fines so that cardholders can have unrestricted, open access to k nowledge a nd opportunity.

The clearing of all existing late fines will immediately affect nearly 350,000 QPL accounts, about 25 percent of all system cardholders.

“For far too long, late fines have generated fear and anxiety among those who can least afford to pay, preventing them from opening library accounts, checking out books, or even coming through our doors,” QPL President and CEO Dennis Walcott said in a statement. “Late fines tell people they do not belong, and that shutting them out is simply the cost of doing business. This is not only unacceptable, but also totally inconsistent with our mission.”

The QPL had suspended fines since March 2020 due to the pandemic.

A spokesperson told the Chronicle that the three systems collected about $3.2 million citywide in late fines revenue in fiscal year 2019, the last nonpandemic year. Approximately $940,000 of that total was from Queens cardholders.

Under the previous model with late fines, patrons would have their cards blocked if they accrued more than $15 in fines.

The QPL will be shifting to several fine-free policies: • Customers will still need to pay replacement fees if they lose material.

Materials are considered lost after being overdue for about one month. If materials are returned, however, no fees will apply.

• Cards will still be blocked from borrowing physical materials if patrons accrue $50 in replacement fees or have 20 or more overdue items. Even with a block on their cards, patrons can still access computers, e-books, and other digital services, however.

There will still be some fees, such as $2 fee to replace a lost card, a $25 bounced check fee and a $50 out-of-state Q registration fee.

until they fill that spot,” he said.

Some other schools in the borough are able to carry on with “business as usual,” said a high-level school administrator who was working as a central office-based roving supervisor and who also asked not to be named. He was contacted last week with a survey to assess where he could provide coverage if needed. Then, on Saturday night, he was told to report to a high school in Brooklyn on Monday. He could not confirm whether the person he is covering for is retiring because of the mandate but that position, as well as another retiree’s, will need to be permanently replaced.

“We’ve got lot of talented young people who are ready to take those jobs and they’re getting more experience now. And some of those subs, undoubtedly, are going to get hired as permanent teachers as part of our school system. There’s plenty of people,” the mayor assured at a press conference on Monday.

As for school safety officers who refused the vaccine, the DOE spokesperson insisted that schools are properly staffed with agents. “The safety of our students is our first priority, and we are working closely with the NYPD to ensure that every school has coverage by school safety agents,” the Q spokesperson said.

Sanders’ Fall Career Expo St at e Se n. Ja mes Sa nde r s Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) is hosting his Fall Career & Job Expo at the Hammels Houses’ park in Far Rockaway at 81-04 Rockaway Beach Blvd. on Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Candidates will have opportunities for on-the-spot job hiring, so they must dress for success and bring several copies of their resume, according to Sanders’ office.

The Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corp., 100 Suits, Workforce 1, Center for Independence of the Disabled, the Queens Chamber of Commerce, TWA Hotel, NY Automative School, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, the Parks Department, New Horizon, Seagirt Adult Day Care Center and Goldie Maple Academy Beacon After-School Program are some of the employers at the expo, which will serve soul food, according to his office. The Police Athletic League, the Port Authority Police Department, FedCap, Flying 3Sixty Vantage Medical, the Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity and the Metropolitan Transit Authority will also be in attendance.

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without telling the MCU board he was living in the house.

Kaufman eventually purchased the house The former CEO of a defunct Briarwood-based credit union has been sen- with a loan from Melrose that was cosigned by Georgiton and secured with tenced to 46 months in federal prison for Georgiton’s shares of MCU. accepting bribes related to loans and Georgiton agreed to a plea deal with advertising. prosecutors back in September 2020.

Alan Kaufman, 62, the former head of In addition, according to Strauss’ office, Melrose Credit Union, was convicted of from about 2010 through in or about 2015, two counts of bribery of a financial instituKaufman solicited and accepted lavish tion officer back in April. He was sentenced Sept. 29 by U.S. District Judge Lewis vacations and other gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars from CBS Radio and Kaplan, according to a press release from other media vendors, after he approved the office of Audrey Strauss, U.S. attorney advertising spending by Melrose CU. for the Southern District of New York.

CBS Radio in 2010 paid for Kaufman “Alan Kaufman accepted lavish gifts from Tony Georgiton as a reward for favor- and his wife, who also worked at Melrose, able loan rates for Georgiton’s companies,” to fly to Paris, and stay at the Four Seasons George V Paris. In 2012, CBS Radio paid Strauss said. “In addition, Kaufman acceptfor Kaufman and his wife to fly to Maui, ed luxury travel and hotel accommodations Hawaii, and stay at the Four Seasons in in return for approval of advertising spending by Melrose Credit Union at CBS Radio Wailea. In 2013, CBS Radio paid for Kaufman and his wife to attend the Super and elsewhere.”

Bowl in New Orleans.

Strauss said Kaufman shirked his duty to Kaufman did not seek approval for those act in the best interests of the credit union and its account holders, exploiting his posi- vendor-paid trips from the Melrose Board, nor did he disclose them to the board, in viotion for personal gain.

“Now, thanks to the work of the FBI, lation of Melrose CU’s anti-bribery policy.

The MCU Board of Directors removed Kaufman will spend time in federal prison Kaufman in 2016. for his crimes,” she added.

In 2017, Melrose was taken into conserKaufman’s grandfather was one of the co-founders of Melrose back in 1922. Both vatorship by the New York State Department of Financial Services at the depths of he and Kaufman’s father served terms as the crash in the yellow taxi medallion CEO. In 2010 Kaufman began living rent-free market.

Melrose had about 80 percent of its outin a home purchased by Georgiton in Jeristanding loans tied up in taxi medallions, cho, LI. While living there he personally approved the refinancing of more than $100 which at one time were selling for well over $1 million when they had a monopoly in the million in loans from Melrose to a company business. But the rise of Lyft, Uber and owned by Georgiton.

The head of Melrose’s loan department other app-based ride-sharing services made did not clear the agreement because he felt it much harder for medallion owners to the terms were too favorable to Georgiton repay their loans.

Teachers Federal Credit Union obtained and did not comply with company policy.

Kaufman also approved $2 million over Melrose, its accounts and its offices on Queens Boulevard in Briarwood in August five years to pay for the naming rights to a Q ballroom built by a Georgiton company 2018.

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A Queens grand jury has indicted a 20-year-old man for criminally negligent homicide in the September 2020 death of a 79-year-old golf course groundskeeper in Forest Park.

David Mangaran, 19 at the time of the incident, also was charged with two counts of second-degree assault in the death of William Hinchey of Whitestone.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, in a statement issued by her office on Friday, said the incident took place at about 3 p.m. on Sept. 8 when Mangaran allegedly was on the golf course on his bicycle. As Hinchey approached in a golf cart to address him, Mangaran allegedly forcibly pulled Hinchey from his cart, dragged him to a nearby stretch of pavement and slammed him to the ground, resulting in a broken leg.

Published reports state that Hinchey died three days later at a hospital during surgery.

“Physical violence is never the appropriate response during a confrontation,” Katz said. “The victim was a senior citizen,

A 20-year-old man has been indicted in the death of Forest Park golf course groundskeeper William Hinchey in September of PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON 2020. whose life was tragically cut short due to the alleged actions of the defendant. The young man charged in this case will be brought to justice in our courts.”

Mangaran, of Allentown, Pa., was ar raigned Thursday before Queens Supreme Court Justice Toni Cimino, and remains free on $25,000 bond. He faces up to seven years in prison if convicted on all charges. Cimino scheduled his next court Q date for Dec. 21.

A Brooklyn man and a Staten Island man were convicted of the murder and extortion of an Ozone Park business owner last Friday.

Ppassim “Big Sam” Elder, 42, of Staten Island and Wilbert Bryant, 57, of Brook- Hani Kasem, left, was fatally shot when Ppaslyn were charged with extortion, bank sim Elder, center, ordered three men, including fraud, firearms and murder offenses fol- Wilbert Bryant, right, to demand loan repaylowing the 2017 killing of Queens busi- ment.

PHOTOS COURTESY U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE nessowner Hani Kasem.

Finally, on Oct. 23, 2017, three men in “With today’s verdict, a jury has held the defendants accountable for their heinous suits, including Bryant, showed up to the crimes, including the murder of a Queens business, brandished a firearm, pistolbusiness owner while attempting to collect whipped the son and fatally shot Kasem in a debt they claimed was owed by the vic- the face.

Elder and Bryant were also convicted of tim’s son,” said acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York bank fraud conspiracy and Elder additionally for stealing his attorney’s identity and Jacquelyn M. Kasulis in a statement.

Kasem owned Garden Valley Distribu- lying to federal officials.

The case, which was decided by a federal tors, a deli products distributorship on 101st Avenue, and his son borrowed money from jury in Brooklyn after a three-week trial, Elder to support the business. When they was part of the Department of Justice’s were unable to repay the debt, Elder waged Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, a campaign of intimidation against the which brings together all levels of law whole family on several occasions, prosecu- enforcement and communities to reduce Q violent crime. tors alleged.

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Language said to be a barrier to aid Officials outline FEMA, other federal help available after Hurricane Ida

by Max Parrott Chronicle Contributor

Queens community board and Borough Hall officials raised concerns Tuesday over language access as residents across the borough apply for federal and city recovery aid in the wake of Hurricane Ida. When the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the city Comptroller’s Office briefed the Queens Borough Cabinet on the response to Hurricane Ida, cabinet members raised the issue at several points during the meeting.

The federal agencies’ presentation to the cabinet, which consists of all Queens’ district managers and the borough president, was primarily focused on detailing different categories of aid available to residents who were affected by the storm, from those who lost everything to those who need a one-time property cleanup. A FEMA spokesperson responded to the language concerns that the agency has a recovery hotline available in 24 different languages.

“I think that during Covid one of the problems was that the people who maybe needed the help the least got the most help because they knew how to navigate the system better,” said Community Board 5 District Manager Gary Giordano. He proceeded to ask how the agency was getting the word out that support was available.

FEMA specialist Bryon Boka said that the agency has been putting fliers up “in the designated counties” in 10 different languages that it identifies as the most common in certain pockets of Queens.

Franck D. Joseph II, Borough President Donovan Richards’ chief of staff, who ran the online meeting in the BP’s absence, said his office had seen a lot of Spanish-, Mandarinand Cantonese-speaking individuals reaching out about filling out claims.

Boka’s presentation focused more on walking through the main categories of relief that are available to Queens residents.

In the realm of housing, both homeowners and renters can apply with FEMA for assistance. For homeowners, FEMA will provide an inspection of the damages to their residence and, if approved, the agency will send money directly to the survivor to pay for repairs. Support for renters typically comes in the form of “two months’ rental assistance,” Boka said. It is generally used to help residents who had to relocate from their residence. The agency will also reimburse residents for the cost of living in a hotel for seven days after a disaster.

Individual FEMA funding in those forms is not available to undocumented residents, and cannot duplicate any reimbursement that insurance would provide.

Outside of the realm of housing, the agency

will provide funds for funeral arrangements, medical and dental care, childcare, the replacement of miscellaneous items, moving and storage expenses and cleaning costs.

The cleaning and sanitizing funds are limited to $300 per household and come in a one-time payment.

While FEMA provides federal payment for residents affected by the storm, the SBA will provide low-interest loans for businesses that were affected, as well as for homeowners and renters who don’t qualify for FEMA funding for one reason or another.

“The process is to go to FEMA first, then you are referred over to SBA and we’re there to provide any long-term assistance to homeowners or renters that may have insurance and maybe they’re waiting on the insurance to come through,” said SBA specialist Sherrod Schuler.

The agency will provide loans of up to $200,000 for home repairs and $40,000 for personal property to homeowners and renters for physical property damages. For businesses, it will provide up to $2 million in loans for physical damage or long-term economic injury.

The city Comptroller’s Office also presented at the meeting, and is accepting claims in cases where damages from the storm are the result of city negligence, but the agency’s representative

Bryon Boka of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was among those officials who discussed aid related to Hurricane Ida damage at the Borough Cabinet’s meeting Tuesday.

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suggested that the effects of Ida’s flooding largely do not fit that criteria.

“It’s important to understand that generally there is no city liability for damage that results from extreme weather, such as last month’s flooding,” said Katrina Asante, the comptroller’s representative.

The SBA and FEMA both are providing inperson help at a disaster recovery center at Queens College’s Student Union, at 152-45 Melbourne Ave. in Flushing, which offers free, one-on-one assistance with applications. Multilingual information from FEMA regarding Ida Q recovery can be found at bit.ly/3oxZ5tF.

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The Glen Oaks Village Co-op made an usual, but nonetheless generous donation to the Queens County Farm Museum last week: a tractor.

The largest garden cooperative residential housing development in the borough officially bestowed the machinery to the Queens Farm Oct. 1.

“We always look at them as being a large resource,” said President Bob Friedrich. “I tell my residents it’s the only place in New York City where you can see goats, chickens and steer from your window. You really can’t see that anywhere else. It’s a great place ... That being said, we’re big fans of the farm.”

Friedrich said the board of directors unanimously voted to donate the tractor rather than sell it. The machine is estimated to be worth $20,000, but Friedrich said the value would be worth much more to the farm, who would use it every day.

The directors placed a tiny plaque on the green tractor denoting the donation and the year, and rolled it across the street to the Queens Farm.

State Sen. John Liu, center, and City Councilmember Barry Grodenchik, right, joined Glen Oaks Village Co-op board members Christine Bergen, left, Sandra Draves, Navin Vazwani and President Bob Friedrich to celebrate the tractor donation.

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But why did a city apartment complex have a tractor?

“We thought it would work well with snow removal and heavier tasks, but it’s really an agricultural tractor that works better with hay,” Friedrich explained.

“We have a lot of machinery here that does all that, so rather than have it sitting around, we felt the farm could use it.” Q

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) joined students, parents and staff on Oct. 4 at a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the new Success Academy Ozone Park Middle School.

The school, which opened in August and serves 250 Success Academy Queens fifth- and sixth-graders, was provided by the city in late May, after years of advocacy by SA parents and educators and support by elected officials.

Representatives of state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park), Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson (D-South Ozone Park) and City Council Member Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) also joined the event. The former Our Lady’s Catholic Academy is located at 109-55 128 St. “It takes a team to make sure you are educated in a facility that is also conducive for that learning,” Meeks said. “It also shows young people that you care. You care about their education. You care about their environment. When they grow up knowing that adults care about who they are and where they are, and how they learn and what they do — it’s something that is transformative.”

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Co-op donates tractor Success cuts ribbon to farm neighbors on Ozone Park school

Mone’t Shulz, left, U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, student Ayden Brotherson, Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz and Liza George cut the ribbon for the new Success COURTESY PHOTO Academy Middle School.

The building has a renovated gymnasium/auditorium and cafeteria, along with pristine classrooms, science labs, art studios, offices and restrooms.

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Olympic athletes get the keys to Queens Oct. 1 declared Tina Charles and Dalilah Muhammad Day by Richards

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Borough President Donovan Richards officially declared Oct. 1 Tina Charles and Dalilah Muhammad Day in Queens while on the steps of Borough Hall in Kew Gardens last Friday.

“The Queens of Queens,” as Councilwoman Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) called the World’s Borough natives, who took home Olympic medals from Tokyo this year and were given proclamations from Richards in front of student athletes from their alma maters, Cardozo High School in Bayside and Christ the King High School in Middle Village. The Metro Eagles Track and Field Club members who train at Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans, the same place that the track star, Muhammad, practiced with the NOVAS Track Club, were also in attendance.

“They are trendsetters who use their platforms to inspire,” said Richards as he recalled how basketball star Charles distributed food at the Queens Museum food bank in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. “They never forgot Track club were junior Olympians who that it was Queens that had shaped them.”

Muhammad, 31, is from Rochdale Village received certificates from Adams and were encouraged by Hyndman to continue working and Charles, 32, was born in East Elmhurst and persevering in their field so that their and raised in Jamaica.

The two received an additional honor from training will pay off like it did for Charles and Muhammad. the borough president.

“I want to thank the both of you, Dalilah “It is also my privilege to present to you the Key to Queens, which you have more than and Tina, because I know achieving a dream is earned,” said Richards who gave a key to hard,” said Hyndman. “To all the young people out here ... it takes dedication, it takes coaches, Muhammad and then to Charles. it takes teachers and it Adams also gave the takes a village to make Olympians, who sure these young ladies received a gold medal for the USA Women’s o all the young people achieve one of the highest pinnacles in their National Basketball out here ... it takes career.” team and medals for the Wesley Noble Jr., USA Track & Field dedication.”

Amelia Defreitas, Amiteam in the 4 x 400 ra-Marie Dixon, Blair meters relay (gold) and — Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman Ewers, Meagan Ewers, 400 meters hurdles (silNyoki Vicars, Jeremiah ver), certificates with the help of Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman Sheppard, Akeeliahia Lewis, Alyssa Lewis, Ayiona Garner, Alyssa Garner, Aryian Wal(D-Springfield Gardens).

“We are forever proud of you,” said Adams, ters, Alaysia Gardner, Jelani Johnson, Layla who represents their hometown. “They say it Lindquist, Samir Patel, Chase Cineus, Malachi’ Brown El and Genelle Hayward are the takes a village to raise a child, but to raise two Metro Eagles members who participated in the Olympic gold medalists and international star athletes — people that goes to show the unity 2021 Amateur Athletic Union National Junior Olympics. Isayah and Isaac Contreras particiof Southeast Queens.”

Among the members of the Metro Eagles pated in the USATF Junior Olympics for this year too, according to the coach, Rhanda Hopkins, The other Junior Olympic participants from Queens are Tori Daniel, Kobe Swift, Kayla Smith and Isaiah Maxwell from NOVAS, according to the Queens Borough Office.

The Covid-19 pandemic was another hurdle that the athletes had to strive through as the 2020 Olympiads were pushed back to this summer, which meant more training for Charles and Muhammad. Despite that, the US teams took home 113 medals (39 gold, Students from Christ the King High School cheer on 41 silver and 33 bronze).

“It came with unique challenges,” Tina Charles, a basketball star alum, who was honMuhammad said to the Queens ored for her gold medal win at the Olympics.

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Olympic athletes Tina Charles, left, and Dalilah Muhammad received keys to the borough and a proclamation from Borough President Donovan Richards. Junior Olympian AmiraMarie Dixon, right, received a certificate from Councilwoman Adrienne Adams.

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Chronicle. “You had to be very adaptive to the new situation.”

Muhammad had to move to Texas in January to prepare for the Olympics a second time after the games were delayed to July 23, 2021 from July 24, 2020.

The outpouring of love at the ceremony

humbled both athletes.

“I’m very thankful to be here ... what means more to me is that you all can see us two up here and I hope you guys inspire to be up here too,” said Charles to the student athletes in the crowd. “Thanks for your Q support.”

Historical art contest open The Queens Historical Society is hosting its 24th Annual Art and History Contest, which is open to all third-, fourthand fifth-grade students in Queens.

Participants should pick a favorite historic site or prominent personality from Queens, such as a library branch or singer. They will use references, conduct research and explore the subject’s history.

The building, site or person should be drawn or painted on a separate, 8.5-by11-inch sheet of paper. Another sheet with one paragraph that states the name of the

subject, its history and the reason it was chosen should be paper-clipped to the back of each drawing. Participants should make sure to use school headings.

Note that submitted work becomes the property of the Queens Historical Society, and enters its archive and collections.

Every entrant is asked to include a $1 donation to the Queens Historical Society, though that is not required.

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The Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (TACHS) will test eighth-grade students who are interested in attending a Catholic high school beginning in September 2022. In order to be admitted into Catholic high schools, students must take an admissions examination in November 2021. The results from that examination, along with school records and other information, are then sent to the high school principals to assist them in making admission decisions. Each student’s information will be sent to three high schools of his/her choice. Results also will be sent to the Catholic elementary schools within the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens or the Diocese of Rockville Centre (Long Island).

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December 16 Paper TACHS Applicant Records due to students’ three high school choices. (See Student Handbook for more information.)

January 12, 2022 Earliest release of admission notices by high schools; delivery via email, mail, or phone.

February 2022 Response Cards due back to high schools.

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ACADEMIC SKILLS TESTED The TACHS measures academic achievement in reading, written expression and mathematics, along with general reasoning skills.

The test has been developed with the advice and approval of diocesan representatives.

EXAMINATION FEE A nonrefundable examination fee of $65.00 will include an online Student Handbook, online test materials and the reporting of scores to three high schools of a student’s choice. Duplicate registrations may result in a processing fee.

TEST CANDIDATES The TACHS is for current eighth-grade students only. Students wishing to apply to a Catholic high school for a grade other than the ninth grade should apply directly to that high school. A student may take the TACHS examination only once.

PARENT/GUARDIAN REPORTS A Home Report will be sent to each student’s home address (provided at the time of registration) in January 2021 after high school notifications have been sent. All TACHS test results are final. No reviewing, rescoring or retesting will be done.

SPECIAL TEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS The only accommodation allowed will be extended testing time (time and a half). An Eligibility Form and further instructions for students needing extended testing time are located on page 5 of the handbook.

If a student is not approved for extended testing time, the student may choose to take the exam without extended time or request a full refund of the $65 examination fee. Refund requests for these students Q must be received by October 22, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EST. — info courtesy tachsinfo.com

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Opioid funds to aid recovery programs AG Tish James tours state as she works to give back to communities

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Attorney General Tish James is delivering on her promise to use settlement money from medical companies to give back to the communities that have been devastated by the opioid crisis.

While at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx during a statewide tour Monday, James announced that she would deliver upwards of $1.5 billion to the New York communities most impacted by the abuse of the painkillers.

From June to September, James worked with other state attorneys general to prevent the further sales of opioids from Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen, the Sackler family and foundations, and most recently Endo Health Solutions.

James was able to earmark a minimum of $14 0 ,173, 32 2 .11 t o a m a x i m u m of $256,458,972.37 for New York City, depend- Attorney General Tish James, center right, toured New York with other elected officials throughout ing on how many localities across the state the state and announced that she will redistribute opioid settlement funds.

COURTESY NYS AG OFFICE agree to individual settlements with the firms. people with mental health needs, individuals “For more than two decades, New Yorkers justice to its victims,” said James in June.

President and CEO Mitchell Netburn of with multiple health problems and families have experienced the dire and deadly effects of opioids, but today we are starting the pro- Samaritan Daytop Village, one of the state’s that are st r uggling, according to the cess of delivering up to $1.5 billion to New largest behavioral health service providers, organization.

Across the Big Apple, approximately 6,800 York’s 62 counties to help our communities was thankful for the attorney general’s efforts people have died from drug overdoses since rebuild,” said James in a statement. “Today, to help those impacted by the opioid crisis.

“Every day we witness 2010, according to a Spectrum News NY1 we begin to heal New the devastating effects of opioids report in May. York with these funds that the opioid epidemic on Unintentional drug overdoses killed 70,000 will help turn the tide on he opioid crisis individuals, their families, Americans in 2017, according to a NewYorkthe opioid crisis. As we and the com mu n ities Presbyterian report. embark on a tour across has devastated throughout the 10 coun“In the United States, drug overdoses are the state, we are ensuring ties we serve,” said Net- the leading cause of accidental death, with every region and every our communities burn. “This crisis is wors- opioids being involved in nearly two-thirds county gets financial help for far too long.” ening every day, so I also of overdose deaths,” said U.S. Rep. Jerry to recover from the devasapplaud Attorney General Nadler (D-N Y). “A nd the numbers of tation that opioids have — Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz James for rapidly distrib- Americans killed by the opioid epidemic inflicted on them.” uting these funds to orga- over the past two decades is a staggering The funds will be used to support treatment, recovery and abatement nizations that can help turn the tide of this 800,000 people. The effort to hold corporaefforts, according to James’ office, in an earli- horrific epidemic — we do not have a second tions accountable for the opioid epidemic to lose.” has been led by the states, counties, tribes, er statement during the summer.

Samaritan Daytop Village has locations in and cities hit hardest by the crisis.”

“Ensuring funds recovered from opioid setNewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital in tlements and litigation go where they’re need- Briarwood (138-02 Queens Blvd.) and Jamaied — to fund prevention, education, and treat- ca (144-10 Jamaica Ave.), and along with its Manhattan has teamed up with the Relay ment programs — is a massive step in our staff helping people with addiction it also has program, an initiative of HealingNYC, a efforts to end the opioid epidemic and provide services for the homeless, veterans, seniors, comprehensive city program working to

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Hochul: Study AirTrain options continued from page 2 Frank Taylor, president of the Ditmars Boulevard Block Association, said the project would only exacerbate environmentally caused instances of illness in the largely Black and brown community, while doing nothing to alleviate the neighborhood’s public transportation.

“We have high levels of asthma, COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] and cancer,” Taylor said. “It’s about environmental justice.” Comrie, whose Southeast Queens district is every bit the transit desert as East Elmhurst, echoed both sentiments when he spoke.

Assemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas (D-East Elmhurst) called it “a $2.1 billion vanity project” for Cuomo. Other anti- speakers included state Sens. John Liu (D-Bayside) and Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), Mike Dulong from Riverkeeper, Rebecca Pryor from Guardians of Flushing Bay and mass transit advocates.

The project still has considerable backing, starting with the Port Authority, in addition to maintaining that the elevated line is needed to speed up travel between Manhattan and LaGuardia, noted that among participants in community hearings and outreach sessions approval ran at about 80 percent.

The PA is forecasting 3,000 good-paying construction jobs and more than $500 million in opportunities for minority- and womenowned businesses; and providing $50 million in upgrades for the promenade and local parks, all without taking any private property or going through any neighborhood.

Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry (D-Corona), in a statement sent out by his office, also was standing firm.

“Unlike some of the elected officials just now speaking up about the project, I have been actively engaged with my community and with policy makers in Albany and at the Port Authority to find the best way to create a rail link to LaGuardia while protecting residents of my community who bear the brunt of airport traffic,” he said.

tackle the opioid crisis.

Once a patient who has experienced an opioid overdose arrives in an emergency department and Relay is called, a “wellness advocate,” or peer, who has had personal experience with substance abuse arrives within the hour, according to NewYorkPresbyterian. These advocates offer patients everything from naloxone kits to keep on hand, referrals, medication-assisted treatments like methadone and buprenorphine to social services such as housing, food assistance or health insurance. Patients can work with the wellness advocate for up to 90 days.

To consult an expert on drug addiction from NewYork-Presbyterian call 1 (877) 697-9355.

“The opioid crisis has devastated our communities for far too long,” said Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz (D-Corona). “While drug abuse is a complex issue, it is time that the pharmaceutical companies — that have profited hand over fist while New York state families have suffered — are finally held accountable.”

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) agrees.

“Nothing can undo the damage wrought or bring back the lives we’ve lost to this epidemic,” said Hevesi. “However, this is a step toward accountability, and the investment in our communities who have been particularly affected will go a long way in mitigating this harm and preventing further loss of life.”

The pandemic has worsened the drug crisis, according to Assemblyman Edward Braunstein (D-Bayside).

“The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly exacerbated the opioid epidemic in the United States, resulting in a record breaking number of overdose deaths across the nation this past year,” said Braunstein.

Experts say that 90,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2020 after the March government shutdown that year, according to the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that is fighting for a higher-performing healthcare system for low-income people, the Q uninsured and people of color.

The assemblyman said he insisted that the line be moved from the middle of the Grand Central Parkway to increase its distance from East Elmhurst neighborhoods.

“And [traffic] only is going to get worse as air travel rebounds and the use of for-hire vehicles increases,” Aubry continued. “The only answer is to move airport traffic from roads to rails.”

A Better Way to LGA — a coalition of community members, economic development groups, construction and other labor unions and other organizations including the Queens Chamber of Commerce — stands by the AirTrain plan. The group has pointed out that LaGuardia is the only major airport on the East Coast that does not have a direct rail Q link.

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Cabbie and actor brings his one-man show home to Queens

by Mark Lord

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Have you heard the one about the cabbie who turned his career into a hit show?

Well, John McDonagh is about to bring his oneman play, “Off the Meter,” to the borough — his hometown — for the very first time. And if a recent telephone interview is any indication, those who attend are in for a nonstop laugh fest.

Make that almost nonstop because McDonagh does include some stories that take on a more serious tone, such as one involving homeless people and the police.

“It’s just me spinning yarns [about the] crazy scenarios I got involved in as a cab driver,” ,” he says of the family-friendly show, which he wrote with an assist from Ciarán O’Reilly, a seasoned oned theatrical director known largely for his association with off-Broadway’s Irish Repertory Theatre. atre.

In fact, McDonagh was a theatrical virgin before embarking on this project. He’s still learning ing how to “hit the spot” and keep himself from veering off script.

How the show came about is a tale unto itself.

“It was me hanging out with other cabbies after shifts, telling stories,” he said. Eventually, y, the internet came into play and McDonagh started to get noticed. He was even invited to tryy out for “The Amazing Race,” the long-running TV series that takes contestants on a journeyy around the world. “It flamed out in the end,” he said.

Of course, he shares that story in the show, telling of the “bizarreness of being part of reality TV.” He also tells of how he came to give English actor and director Stephen Fry a tour of New York City. And then there was the time he became what he described as the “wheel man in a drug robbery.”

With adventures amassed over 40-plus years as a dedicated taxicab driver in New York City, the possibilities are endless.

Over time, McDonagh has done some stand-up comedy and participated in the Fringee Festival, and he hosts his own show on WBAI, a listener-supported radio station. continued on page 27 He has already performed the play in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, as well as in Boston. on.

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Democratic County Committee of Queens. In 1942 he was appointed commander The importance of Kenneof the 86th Infantry at Fort dy Airport is incalculable, and Howze, Texas and was made so is that of the man it was honorary chairman of the originally named for. committee. On Dec. 24, 1942 Due to overcrowding at his he was packing to fly home namesake airport, Mayor t o a t t e nd h i s d au g ht e r LaGuardia announced in 1941 A i l e e n’s w e d d i n g a n d that the city would build another one using Idlewild Major Gen. Alexander E. abruptly passed away of a Golf Course and surrounding Anderson’s Forest Hills heart attack at age 53. In home at 61 Greenway 1943 it was announced that property.

Now for its name. Major Terrace, as it looked at the new airport was to be Gen. Alexander Anderson the time of his death in called Major General Alexander E. Anderson Airport. was born in Manhattan in December 1942.

In March 1948 the Cit y 1889. He joined the National Guard in 1910. He was a member of the Council decided to change the name to famous “Fighting 69th” headquartered in the New York International Airport/Anderson 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan, which Field.

The airport opened July 1, 1948. Everyfought 164 days in combat in France in World War I. He returned a lieutenant colo- one called it Idlewild Airport. On Dec. 24, nel, married and had five children. He had a 1963 it was renamed Kennedy Airport in successful contracting company and bought honor of the slain president. Anderson has a home at 61 Greenway Terrace in Forest been forgotten by history but his home last sold in 1989 for $965,000 and is valued at Hills Gardens on a 77-by-121-foot lot.

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You didn’t have to be the Oracle of Delphi to predict the New York Mets were going to dismiss their manager, Luis Rojas, at the end of the season. Managing teams in big markets with decentsized payrolls that finish with more losses than wins for two straight seasons will lead to that outcome. Rojas also made several questionable ingame decisions that were dissected on both the Mets’ radio and TV postgame shows.

If that weren’t enough, Mets president Sandy Alderson held a press conference last Wednesday, stating that while he was impressed with Rojas’ affability and his ability to keep players from pointing fingers at each other when the season spiraled out of control in the second half, the results must reflect the process. Unfortunately, they didn’t for Rojas.

As is often the case with managers who get the ax, Rojas had a lot of bad luck with player injuries, as well as the number of players who performed well below their career averages. To his immense credit, he never publicly expressed any irritation about his hitters’ failings or closer Edwin Diaz’s blown saves.

I always admired how Rojas made himself available to all media at Citi Field. He never “big leagued” those from smaller outlets. Trust me: Not all managers are as accessible as Luis Rojas was.

Interestingly, Rojas may have known he was on shaky ground even when the Mets were in first place, and their first playoff appearance in five years seemed all but assured. I was chatting with him just before the All-Star break about what he planned to do with his free time that week. He said he and his wife would take their son to the Bronx Zoo, the Statue of Liberty and a couple of museums.

I told him it was a shame Broadway theaters were closed because of Covid-19 concerns but they were scheduled to reopen in mid-September.

He and his wife could catch a few shows after the season ended. “My contract expires at the end of the season, so who knows?” he replied.

My feeling was Rojas was being modest, but in retrospect, he may have had legitimate reasons for concern. Perhaps he knew that ace pitcher Jacob deGrom’s arm issues were more dire than what was being told to the public. As deGrom went, so did the Mets. More likely, however, was the public knowledge that Alderson would be hiring a president of baseball operations after the season ended and that person would want to bring in his own manager.

Rojas can take solace from San Francisco Giants skipper Gabe Kapler, who is a lock to be named the NL Manager of the Year. He was fired Q by the Philadelphia Phillies two years ago.

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The Black Spectrum Theatre Co. celebrated its 50th anniversary on Oct. 3 and, to continue to honor its long history, will host a revival of its inaugural play “Black Love,” to start its 2021-22 season.

The play will run from Oct. 13 to 24, Wednesdays to Sundays. Thursdays through Saturdays there will be an 8 p.m. show and there will be matinees on Wednesdays at 11 a.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. at the theater, which is located at 177th Street and Baisley Boulevard.

“Some of the messages of love that the play is depicting is marital love,” said Ria Alexander, an actress and costume designer for the play who lives in South Ozone

Actress and costume designer Ria Alexander, left, actor Fulton Hodges and “Black Love” writer and director Carl Clay, the chairman of Black Spectrum Theatre Co.

Park. “Another aspect is the love of community. We all come from different households, but when we come out of those homes we have to work and live together.

We can perpetuate our greater good for ourselves and the little ones behind us and we have to put our egos aside.”

Fulton Hodges, another actor in the play, remembers the first time “Black Love” debuted at Black Spectrum in August 1970 and has collaborated with the piece’s playwright and director, Carl Clay, the chairman of Black Spectrum, for over 20 years. Hodges, who once resided in Hollis, was also in the revival that took place in 2017. Clay has updated this iteration of the play, with new scenes.

“The first play of the season is ‘Black Love’ and he brought most of the cast back,” said Hodges, who serve as the narrator of the play. “Nevertheless ... it still resonates in 2021. Black love is Black love.

It is something that we deal with on a regular basis, with all of its problems and twists and turns, it’s still going to be Black love. I feel very fortunate to come back and do that. We were going to do another run last year, but we got sidelined because of Covid in 2020.”

Clay says he has strengthened one aspect of the play that deals with gun

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Black Love revived at Black Spectrum Theatre

Black Spectrum Theatre Co. Chairman Carl Clay will be reviving the play “Black Love” after it had to delay the revival because of Covid in 2020. PHOTOS COURTESY BLACK SPECTRUM violence.

“The anti-gun violence piece was something that we felt strongly about,” said the writer. “We have come to a point where even some of the best intentioned programs and churches are unable to stop the gun violence.”

Self-love is another aspect of the play, according to Alexander, who plays four different characters.

“There’s a little girl in the play who

really touches my heart,” said Alexander.

“She depicts self-love. We get bombarded with so much negative energy and negative comments, especially little girls of color and little boys of color. To hold on to that idea that we are worth something, whether the other person sees it or not, that we intrinsically know that we are special people and that we are blessed people ... For her to get that diaQ logue really touches me.”

Queens cabbie with stories is no hack on stage

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stint a “two-year nightmare,” which he also works into the show.

The play’s original title was “Cabtivist,” a reference to McDonagh’s full-time job and part-time involvement as a political activist. A Vietnam veteran, he has participated in anti-war rallies and, he said, during the 2004 Republican convention, he organized a group called “Cabbies Against Bush.”

He now refers to himself as “a cabbie playing an actor,” but he’s not about to give up his hack license just yet, though he said he has had little chance to use it since the Covid-19 outbreak. “The yellow cab industry is in terrible shape,” he said.

But he has the play to keep him busy for the time being, and he seems more than happy with that. The Queens engagement is for one performance only, set to kick off the fall season at the New York Irish Center (10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City) on Oct. 9. Showtime is 3 p.m., followed by a Q&A session. Tickets are $25.

Upcoming attractions at the venue include violin virtuoso Gregory Harrington on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. ($25) and Colm Reilly in Concert on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. ($60,

John McDonagh, a real-life cabbie for decades, tells the kind of stories you won’t believe in “Off the Meter,” which will be performed at the New York Irish Center Oct. 9. At right, McDonagh as Travis Bickle in “Taxi Driver.” On the cover: The authorities misspelled McDonagh’s name from the start in what he noted is COURTESY PHOTOS “an immigrant story.” including buffet dinner).

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continued from page 25 He’s looking forward to finally bringing it to Queens.

“It’s really cool to have Queens people coming,” said the native of Middle Village, where he still lives in his childhood home.

He recalled that his mother painted the house green to show pride in the family’s Irish heritage. “It’s still green,” he added.

After attending Grover Cleveland High School, he joined the Army, calling his

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Notice of Formation of Green Acres Kids LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/21. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 54-32 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: any lawful activity.

LUKOLIC PROPERTY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/04/21. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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Notice of Formation of SHARO’S COLLECTION LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/16/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: REGISTERED AGENTS INC., 90 STATE STREET, STE 700 OFFICE 40, ALBANY, NY 12207.

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AFFIDAVIT OF TRUTH I, Gordon, Devon Garth am the sole owner of all deeds, Certificates, accounts, asset-backed debts, & securities of every kind, character, & nature attached to the DEVON GARTH GORDON, Estate. The said Estate is located in NASSAU County, Laurelton, NEW YORK, originally located in the District: Linstead. Parish: St. Catherine. Jamacia. If anyone has an ownership interest in it, or a claim against the said Estate, provide documentary evidence of ownership, & state your claim so that it may be resolved by a counter oath or affidavit, sworn under penalty of perjury, & deliver it to Affiant at: 229-19 Merrick Boulevard, Suite 430 | Laurelton. New York Republic. [11413] within 30 days. Upon failure to provide state a claim, and/or show documentary evidence of a ownership in, and/or a debt owed by the Estate, any/ all parties, by acquiescence, tacitly agree to the following: (a) Affiant is the sole owner of the DEVON GARTH GORDON, Estate in its entirety, (b) upon failure to state a claim, or prove ownership their percentage in the Estate assets were in fact abandoned property, (c) the abandoned property is hereby claimed & owned by Affiant, and (d) that the matter is settled, and forfeited, and no one can later bring forth a challenge to this claim, as it is hereby irrevocable by default, & this instrument will then become permanently affixed to my Last Will & Testament. “I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct”, [28 U.S. Code § 1746]. By: Gordon: DevonGarth, Owner

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CARE AND PROTECTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION, DOCKET NUMBER 19CP0229HO, Trial Court of Massachusetts, Juvenile Court Department, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Clerk Magistrate’s Office, Hampden County Juvenile Court, 121 Elm Street, Holyoke, MA 01040 TO: Melvin Andres Colon Rodriguez father of Melvin Andres Colon Rodriguez, Jr., born on 5/9/2010 to Christian Lee Machado in Pawtucket, RI: A petition has been presented to this court by DCF Holyoke, seeking, as to the following child: Melvin Andres Colon Rodriguez, Jr., that said child be found in need of care and protection and committed to the Department of Children and Families.

The court may dispense the rights of the person(s) named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the adoption, custody, or guardianship or any other disposition of the child named herein, if it finds that the child is in need of care and protection and that the best interests of the child would be served by said disposition. You are hereby ORDERED to appear in this court, at the court address set forth above, on the following date and time: 10/27/2021 at 09:00 AM Other Hearing. You may bring an attorney with you. If you have a right to an attorney and if the court determines that you are indigent, the court will appoint an attorney to represent you. If you fail to appear, the court may proceed on that date and any date thereafter with a trial on the merits of the petition and an adjudication of this matter. For further information call the Office of the Clerk-Magistrate at 413-322-6700. WITNESS: Hon. Lois M. Eaton, FIRST JUSTICE, Donald P. Whitney, Clerk-Magistrate, DATE ISSUED 09/15/2021 Notice of Formation of ART RETAIL THERAPY, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/09/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 84-26 37TH AVE., JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372.

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EAZZY LENDING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/16/21. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 13633 37th Ave, Ste 9A&9B, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ASLEO LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/19/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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Notice of Formation of Ermo Realty LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/01/2021.

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SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: PARRY ERMOGENOUS, 20-22 46TH STREET, ASTORIA, NY 11105.

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Notice of Formation of AUTO DEALER NETWORK LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/16/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: MD ISLAM, 9904 216TH ST, QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11429.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO. 711146/2017 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 15037 LINDEN BOULEVARD, JAMAICA, NY 11434 Block: 12169 Lot: 94 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property CIT BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. MARIA SMITH AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA R HARDY, DOUGLAS JAMERSON A/K/A DOUGLAS SMITH AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA R HARDY, MAURICE SMTIH AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA R HARDY, VICTOR R SMITH AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA R HARDY, GEORGE ANTONIO SMITH A/K/A ANTHONY SMITH A/K/A TONY SMITH AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA R HARDY if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, YVETTE SMITH AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA R HARDY, RODRICK HARDY AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA R HARDY; HENRY SMITH JR.C/O MARIA SMITH; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA R. HARDY any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY DBA NATIONAL GRID NY; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $510,000.00 and interest, recorded on January 15, 2009, at CRFN: 2009000013347, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 15037 LINDEN BOULEVARD JAMAICA, NY 11434. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: August 17, 2021 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, MOHAMMAD M. ANWAR, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675.

National Grid – Greenpoint Energy Center Notice of Virtual Public Information Session The Brooklyn Union Gas Company doing business as National Grid NY (National Grid) invites you to a Virtual Public Information Session to be held from 6 to 9 PM, Thursday, October 21, 2021. You can attend and participate in this Virtual Public Information Session online and/or by telephone. Join the Virtual Public Information Session to learn about the project, ask questions, and/or express concerns about the project.

To join online, use this link: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PWXW2423046 &p=3045974&t=c&sigKey=nationalgrid To join by telephone, call: 877-655-4190 (toll free), and enter the Participant Code, 3045974.

At the meeting, National Grid will give a brief presentation about the proposed project and Greenpoint Energy Center’s Air State Facility (ASF) permit application. There will be a question-andanswer session for the public to ask questions to the National Grid project team.

If you are unable attend the Virtual Public Information Session, or do not wish to ask questions during the video/teleconference, you may submit questions to National Grid via email, in writing, or telephone until November 5, 2021 using the following contact information: National Grid, Greenpoint Energy Center Project 1 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 email: airpermit@greenpointenergycenter.com Telephone: 718-749-9539 Why is this meeting being held?

National Grid submitted an application to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) for an Air State Facility (ASF) permit to replace Greenpoint Energy Center’s existing Air Title V (ATV) permit and to authorize construction and operation of two (2) new 42.76 MMBtu/hr vaporizers (Vaporizers 13 and 14) to vaporize liquified natural gas (LNG) (the Proposed Action). NYSDEC is requiring the permit applicant (National Grid) to develop and execute a public participation plan (PPP) that targets the local community and provides additional outreach and public participation opportunities. This public information session is being held to keep the public informed about the Proposed Project and permit application review process.

Where can I get more information?

Visit the Project Website (http://www.GreenpointEnergyCenter.com) to access the online Document Repository (see the Document Library section) and review relevant documents developed during the permitting process.

Contact National Grid for additional information and to ask questions about the meeting and/or project.

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